The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 is an American single-seat, twin-engine, stealth fighter technology demonstrator prototype designed for the United States Air Force (USAF).

Apr 18, 2018 · Both the Raptor and a fully operational F-23 would have carried eight air-to-air missiles internally—that was the Air Force requirement. Moreover, the operational jets were essentially...

Dec 1, 2019 · He flew Northrop’s YF-23 on its first flight during the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition that pitted the jet against Lockheed’s YF-22 and also went on to do the same for the F-22A. In the video below, he describes what the ATF program was like from the inside and just how good the YF-23 actually was.

Nov 14, 2018 · Northrop’s entrant into the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition, the YF-23, has become one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood flying machines of the jet fighter age. Today, many are quick to proclaim that it deserved to win against Lockheed’s YF-22.

Sep 23, 2024 · In the early 2000s, there was an attempt to revive the YF-23, with Northrop Grumman proposing a regional bomber variant, the FB-23. This aimed to leverage the original aircraft’s stealth and speed for long-rang strike missions.

The YF-23A competed in the late 1980s/early 1990s against the YF-22A in the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program. During the late 1970s, a new generation of Soviet fighters and Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) prompted the US Air Force to find a replacement for the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter.

Dec 23, 2023 · The Northrop Grumman YF-23, a competitor in the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition that ultimately led to the development of Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor, is one of the most...

Jul 5, 2019 · Trading Lockheed’s stealth fighter for Northrop’s own plane wouldn’t have halted the spreads of radical Islamic terrorism and right-wing militancy. (This first appeared in May 2019.) But the...

Apr 23, 2018 · In 1991, Lockheed won the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition and went on to develop the stealthy world beating F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. While in many ways, Northrop’s losing YF-23 was a much better design [3], but the U.S. Air Force chose the Lockheed aircraft because it believed that company would better manage the ...

1 day ago · The YF-23 was the main competitor to the legendary F-22 Raptor, or at the time YF-22,in a contest to create the future air dominance fighter for the 21st century, and counter Soviet Sukhois. Even ...